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#B042E2

#b042e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b042e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 25.88% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.12% cyan, 70.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 281.25°, with 73.39% saturation and 57.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1862

Complementary

  1. #b042e2
  2. #74e242

Split complementary

  1. #b042e2
  2. #c4e242
  3. #42e260

Analogous

  1. #6042e2
  2. #b042e2
  3. #e242c4

Triadic

  1. #b042e2
  2. #e2b042
  3. #42e2b0

Tetradic

  1. #b042e2
  2. #e24274
  3. #74e242
  4. #42e2b0

Square

  1. #b042e2
  2. #e26042
  3. #74e242
  4. #42c4e2

Monochromatic

  1. #591278
  2. #891dbb
  3. #b042e2
  4. #cc84ec
  5. #e7c7f6

Shades

#b042e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b042e2
  2. #9e3bcb
  3. #8d35b5
  4. #7b2e9e
  5. #6a2888
  6. #582171
  7. #461a5a
  8. #351444
  9. #230d2d
  10. #120717
  11. #000000

Tints

#b042e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b042e2
  2. #b855e5
  3. #c068e8
  4. #c87beb
  5. #d08eee
  6. #d8a1f1
  7. #dfb3f3
  8. #e7c6f6
  9. #efd9f9
  10. #f7ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b042e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b042e2
  2. #ab48d8
  3. #a64ece
  4. #a255c5
  5. #9d5bbb
  6. #9861b1
  7. #9367a7
  8. #8e6d9d
  9. #8a7494
  10. #857a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9266ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #337ade ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab658e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d62e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a68e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad59b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b042e2 {
  color: #b042e2;
}
Background
.bg-b042e2 {
  background-color: #b042e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b042e2 {
  border: 2px solid #b042e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b042e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 66 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 73% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b042e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b042e2, #e242c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b042e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 66 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.73 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.41 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.86 #4fbd1d Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b042e2  rgb(176, 66, 226)  hsl(281, 73%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#74e242  rgb(116, 226, 66)  hsl(101, 73%, 57%)  Lime Green
#e2b042  rgb(226, 176, 66)  hsl(41, 73%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#42e2b0  rgb(66, 226, 176)  hsl(161, 73%, 57%)  Caribbean Green